OWASP London Chapter announces a Hackathon and CTF event which will be taking place on the evenings on 28th and 29th of November 2016 in Central London.

CTF (Capture The Flag) is a type of computer security competition. Contestants are presented with a set of challenges and puzzles which test their creativity, technical coding (and googling) skills, and problem-solving ability. Challenges usually cover a number of categories and when solved, each yields a “flag” which is submitted to a real-time scoring service. The difficulty levels are from beginner to advanced.

CTF tournaments are a great and fun way for software developers to learn a wide array of applications security skills in a safe and legal environment.

This event is kindly hosted and sponsored by: ThoughtWorks London

Location: ThoughtWorks, 76 Wardour Street, London, W1F 0UR

Nearest Tubes: Piccadilly Circus (6 minute walk), Leicester Square (6 minute walk), Tottenham Court Road (9 minute walk), Oxford Circus (9 minute walk)

Schedule:

Evening 1: Monday 28th November 2016, 6pm doors open for 6:30pm kick-off - 9:30pm finish

OWASP London Hackathon/Workshop (game-based)

Learn how to hack web applications (and how to code to protect them from common security threats) in a fun, interactive and safe environment. Most programming languages supported.

Evening 2: Tuesday 29th November 2016, 6pm doors for 6:30pm kick-off - 10:00pm finish and prize-giving.

OWASP London Capture The Flag (CTF) competition

Practice your hacking skills and compete against other participants and teams - solve challenges and puzzles, capture flags, score points and win prizes!

IMPORTANT: Please bring your own LAPTOP and a charger for it to both evenings.

Snacks and drinks will be provided throughout both evenings.

Top 3 scorers will win exciting prizes generously provided by the security technology vendors.

Participation is FREE, but the number of seats is strictly limited and reservation is required to attend.

Please remember to book tickets for BOTH DATES if you are planning to attend both the Hackathon Workshop and the CTF Competition.

Spread the word within your organisations and get your developers to join! Remember to bring your own laptop!